Hunting News
Earlier this year
- Time to renew licenses for Ohio hunters, anglers and trappersOhio hunting, trapping and fishing licenses for the 2025-26 seasons are available for purchase through the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Purchasing Ohio...
- Tax donations can help benefit Ohio wildlife programsOhioans can support the beauty of the state’s natural world by simply checking a box on their tax return. Donations to Ohio’s State Nature Preserves and Sce...
- Former Ohio Division of Wildlife law chief, Ken Fitz, dies at 61Ken Fitz, former executive administrator of law enforcement for the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife, died on Feb. 1 following a lengthy illness. He was 61. Fitz h...
- Ohio native Bill Lowen takes tournament title in Elite SeriesTwice in three days vegetation threatened to thwart Bill Lowen’s efforts. Both times persistence prevailed, as the Brookville, Ind., pro and Ohio native talli...
- Ohio Mixed Bag: Sportsman’s Expo will run March 14-16 in ColumbusThis year’s Open Season Sportsman’s Expo at the state fairgrounds will run from March 14-16. The post Ohio Mixed Bag: Sportsman’s Expo will run March 14-1...
- Pennsylvania artist wins Ohio duck stamp competitionA painting of hooded mergansers will be featured on the 2026 Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamp following this year’s stamp design competition. Gerald Putt’s paint...
- Public help needed in Ohio’s bald eagle nest countColumbus — The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife is conducting a statewide bald eagle nest census in 2025 and is requesting the public’s help to locate a...
- Pennsylvania man’s box calls take top NWTF honorsEd Terefencko didn’t make the trip this year to the National Wild Turkey Federation’s annual Convention and Sport Show. Fortunately, he sent his turkey call...
- Mitch Oswald steps into ‘conduit’ role with Illinois DNRThe Illinois DNR has a new Field Operations Section Head, as Mitch Oswald stepped into the role in late November. Oswald previously worked for USDA’s Animal a...
- Tests disclose Pittsburgh crows died from avian fluHighly pathogenic avian influenza – often referred to as HPAI – recently was confirmed in American crows in Allegheny County, adding to the number of cases ...
- WI Daily Update: A tip to help you catch more panfish during late iceThis Lake Minnetonka fishing guide has a tip that’s going to help you catch more panfish during the final ice-fishing push. The post WI Daily Update: A...
- Pennsylvania 15-year-old wins fourth NWTF calling title in junior divisionBo Bartlebaugh won’t be competing in the Junior Division at next year’s National Wild Turkey Federation Grand National Turkey Calling Championships. He’ll...
- MN Daily Update: Become a weather observer to help track important dataMinnesota’s rainfall monitoring network is seeking volunteers who can help provide important data about precipitation and climate trends in the region. Hereâ€...
- Ohio Outdoor Trailblazers: ‘Fishing saved my life,’ says Solomon ‘Bass’ CurtisSolomon Curtis was at a crossroads when he was a child. Growing up on the south side of Zanesville, Ohio, Curtis could have gone one way or the other. A lot of ...
- Ohio Letters to the Editor: Clearing the air on Salt Fork well fire story inacurraciesReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 14, 2025, edition of Ohio Outdoor News. The post Ohio Letters to the Editor: Clearing the air on S...